Sony XDEV Europe Appears to Be a Global Operation Now Share: Sony XDEV Europe has collaborated with independent teams like Quantic Dream and Housemarque for many years, but now its remit appears to span worldwide. The Liverpool-based studio responsible for releases like Returnal and Detroit: Become Human historically only interfaced with European teams, but an internal reshuffle appears to have put it in charge of PlayStation’s second-party operations worldwide. While the team’s website remains unchanged – it doesn’t even mention more recent releases like Sackboy: A Big Adventure – alterations on PlayStation.com and career-focused social network LinkedIn appear to demonstrate the shift. Long-time employees now describe their roles as External Producers within the PlayStation Studios framework. Some even list their positions as Global External Producers, illustrating that this is now a worldwide operation.